Cyril Isenberg

Cyril Isenberg MBE is an English physicist at the University of Kent, where he is an Honorary Lecturer.^[1]

MBE Cyril Isenberg
Nationality	British
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of Kent

Isenberg is known for pioneering the analog computing possibilities of soap bubbles; in 2012, his 1976 article on the subject was one of a set of "classic articles" selected by American Scientist to celebrate their centennial.^[2][3] He has also frequently given physics lectures to schoolchildren and appeared in television shows, and is the organizer of the British Physics Olympiad.^[4] He is the author of books The Science of Soap Films and Soap Bubbles (Dover, 1978) and Physics Experiments and Projects for Students (with S. Chomet, Taylor & Francis, 1989 & 1996).

In 1994, Isenberg won the Lawrence Bragg Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics for his contributions to physics education.^[4][5] In 2008, he became a Member of the Order of the British Empire.^[4]